COLORADO AT LOS ANGELES

9 p.m. Friday, ALT, 1510 AM, 87.7 FM (Spanish), 93.7 FM

Spotlight on Shane O’Neill: At 19 the youngest player on the team, O’Neill of Boulder made his Major League Soccer debut in last week’s 3-0 victory over Portland. The midfielder played the final four minutes of the game. O’Neill signed with the Rapids on June 19 after several years in the Rapids’ youth system. As a senior last year at Fairview High School, he was the state’s Gatorade boys soccer player of the year.

NOTEBOOK

Rapids: Colorado (9-17-2) won its 200th game and scored its 700th goal as an organization last week against Portland. … Goalkeeper Matt Pickens was honored by MLS with the save of the week against Portland. The save, a reaction stop on a deflected shot, was voted on by fans to be the best. … The Rapids lost 2-1 at home to the Galaxy in the lone meeting this season April 21. … Colorado is eight points behind Vancouver for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference with six games remaining. The top five teams in each conference make the playoffs.

Galaxy: Landon Donovan played in his first game in nearly a month Tuesday for the Galaxy’s reserve team.

The team’s captain, out with a hamstring strain, is ready to return against Colorado. “I’ll be ready for Friday,” Donovan told the LA Galaxy Insider. “That’s always dictated by the game, but the thing is, as a forward, it’s a little easier than if you’re in the midfield doing a lot of doggy work. I should be fine.” … Los Angeles (13-11-4) is comfortably holding the fourth spot in the conference, with FC Dallas 10 points behind in sixth.

Footnotes: After Friday’s game, the Rapids don’t play again until Sunday, Sept. 23, at Vancouver. Their next home game is not until Sunday, Sept. 30, against the Galaxy.

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